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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
Tying the Camel.

Elizabeth P. Allen in Advance.
Darkness was coming down upon
the desert. There was no tree to cast
frightening shadows, no hilltops to
hold the lingering rays of sunlight,
but suddenly, all over the wide
extent of level sand, darkness fell like
a black robe.
Mahomet and his attendants halted
on their journey, and a tent was
pitched.
"Allah's care is over His Children"
said one of the band. 81 will even
loose my camel, and trust in Allah
that 1 shall find him again in the
morning at sunrise"
"Friend," said the prophet, with
grave, uplifted finger, site thy camel,
and then trust in Allah"
There is one point of our daily liv-
ing at which we see men and women
continually loosing their camels, with
loud protests of trust in Allah, and
showing presently pious resignation
at their loss; 1 mean the care of their
health. OF course this earthly house
of our tabernacle must decay, and we
must bear its infirmities cheerily and
patiently; but there is neither sense
nor piety in committing our lives to
God, and then breaking all the laws
of hygiene,
"This is a strange dispensation Of
Providence" l said mournfully, to
my neighbor, as we attended together
the third funeral which we had fol.
lowed from Colonel BIS house
within two years.
providence, indeedW answered
my neighbor, with a gruff disrespect
which I hope was intended for me-
not for Providence. "Humph! The
colonel keeps rotting potatoes in his
cellarw
81 am asking God to give me dying
grace, that may be willing to co.
said a girl in the last stages of con
sumption.
"Ah,A said her doctor ina con
tidential whisper, eff she had only
asked year ago for common sense t.
keep her from putting off her flame
shirt in mid-winter, to 60 to partyp
Friend, eat plain, wholesome food
wear sensible clothes, ventilate you
house, be temperate, be prudent; il
short, tie your camel, and then trus
in God, and take carefully the dis
pensations of His Providences.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
A Clean Newspaper.

William Reginald Ream in the Journalist
Occasionally, when we discover a
journal that has too much selfrespect
to cater to the vicious tastes ofreaders,
we are almost sure to find another
proof of the axiom that "the good die
young" That paper can be too
clean / have no doubt now, though
there was a time when l thought
differently. In the innocence ofyouth
| once edited paper, the columns Of
which were never besmirched by an
item that would displease the most
prudish and fastidious taste. Even
now, with more years of experience,
l will not admit that it was a dry
paper, for l know that it was extern
sively read, widely quoted and often
praised. 1t had a good circulation
among the best people, but to our re-
quests for advertisements the local
merchants said: "Your paper is too
descent, it circulates only among the
most intelligent people and they are
not the ones we are fishing for. Don't
be so high toned-make your paper
to suit the masses, theriff raff-every-
body-and you'll make money" l
needed not the merchants advice,
and that paper is now in heaven.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19

1t is said that for rheumatism or
neuralgia nothing is better than the
smoke from burnt leather. Try it.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
President Arthur First Proclamation

III will tell you a curious story
about President Arthur" said a
gentleman who had long been init
mate with him, in conversation with
a New York Sun reporter, "that illus
trateshis extraordinary caution. AT
ter Garfield was shot, you know there
was no one to act as Vice President,
as the Senate had adjourned without
electing a President pro tenn. When
Garfield finally died and Arthur was
sworn in by Judge Bradley at mid
night, the first thing he did was to
prepare a proclamation calling the
Senate together at once, and that
same night, before he went to bed, he
signed and sealed it and sent it by
mail addressed to himself at Wash
ington. That was to provide for any
emergency that might happen. If
he had been assassinated, which
would not have been strange, or had
been killed by an accident on his
way to Washington, the clerks at the
White House would have opened the
mail and would have found in proper
form a document that would have
prevented confusion, for in the event
of Arthur's death there would have
been no one with authority to sum-
mon Congress.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
A Chinese Burial.

The sight of Chinese woman in
America is a rare thing, because there
are very few of them. One-fourth of
the entire Chinese female population
of New York died, the other day,
when Mrs. Chin Sun, a Chinese ped
dler's wife passed away. She was
buried in the Cemetery Of the Ever
greens, and the rites were curious
enough for this country, though the
common thing in China.
A few of the dead woman's friends
gathered around the plain wooden
coffin that stood in the apartments
occupied by Chin and his wife, and
with many strange mutterings a
quantity of rice sufficient to last the
spirit of the dead while travelling
through purgatory, pair of beaded
slippers to walk in, and a change or
two of garments were put into the
coffin alongside Of the body. To
sweeten the rice a handful of cara
mels were also added to the offerings
The coffin-lid was then put on and
the mourners withdrew to their
homes.
After the coffin had been put into
the hearse Chinaman, carrying 8
quantity of rice-paper, mounted the
box beside the driver, and when the
procession of carriages got started
began tearing the paper into strips
This was done to bother and detair
Satan, who is supposed to pursue
bodies to carry them off. AT inter
walls of few rods the paper strip.
were sent flying to the street, anC
Satan was supposed to be seriously
delayed by stopping to examine
them. At the grave on Celestial Hill
in a lonely place in the Cemetery o
Evergreens, where all the Chimes,
who die in this region are buried
some of the paper was burned t.
throw the devil off the scent; ric,
was thrown into the grave, and tn
burial services were over.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
What a Doctor Related.

To reporter of the Kalamazoo,
Mich, Telegraph, DR.. FRANCHISE, the
well known veterinary surgeon, said:
In the spring of 1888, while handling
some carbolic acid which was about
to use for some purpose in the practice
of my profession, accidentally spill
ed some of it on my left leg between
the ankle and the knee. Well, sir, l
didn't think of its being any very
severe injury at the time, though it
made quite painful wound; but /
had terrible time with that leg. On
the place where it was burned with
the acid'there came a running sore
which never left me for three years,
and which might have been there yet
if hadn't usedS SIS. 1t discharged
serumlike matter and was very
painful at times. 1t was a great in
convenience to me in my business,
for a man to be successful veterinary
surgeon must be both active and
muscular. Well, it was queer, but /
couldn't find anything that would
cure that sore. / submitted to the
treatment of a number of physicians
in turn, and tried various remedies,
both standard and empirical in which
[ had considerable confidence. But /
got no better, After suffering great
pain and pecuniary loss for three
years, I concluded to try it myself. l
tell you was rather discouraged, but
last spring began taking S. S. S.,
and felt better right off. After using
six bottles, averaging a bottle every
seven or eight days, l was cured up.
That leg was all right, and it has
never bothered me a bit since. | am
kind of mashed on that medicine,
but have good reasons to be. can't
say too much for it, and almost be-
lieve it would cure anything. have
heard great deal ofwhat it has done,
but you see this instance of which /
have told you was cure of which /
had personal and positive knowledge.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease
mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer
8, Atlanta, Ga, or l57 w. Odd ST., NY.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19

The juice of the common milk
week will generally cure warts on
the hands or face. 1t is an inexpen-
sive and painless application, and
much preferable to cutting the ex-
crescences out, which will not always
extirpate them. 1t will probably
serve the same purpose on the teats
of cows, where warts often come and
cause much inconvenience in milk
ing.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
Blackened Eye.

Should the eye or any other part
be blackened by fall or blow, apply
cloth wrung out of very warm
water and renew it until the pain
ceases. The moisture and heat
liquefy the blood and send it back to
its proper channel. Never use cold
water to bruise.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19

A Georgia paper publishes as truth
the story of a Marion county farmer
who became satisfied that he had a
tapeworm. So he carefully baited a
little fish-hook, tied a short line to
it, swallowed the hook, and tied the
line to his buttonhole. Then he
waited for a bite. By and by he
thought he had one and yanked the
line; the hook caught in his throat
and had to be dug out. He didn't
catch the worm.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
AFTER WARD.
I heedlessly opened the cage

Iheedlessly opened the cage
And suffered my bird TO go free
And, though 1 besought it with tears to
return,
1t nevermore came back to me.
1t nests in the wildwood, and needs not my
call,
o the bird once at liberty, who can enthrall?
Hastily opened my lips,
And uttered word of disdain
That wounded a friend, and forever estrang'
ed
A heart would die to regain.
But the bird once at liberty, who can en-.
thrall?
And the word that's once spoken, o who
can recall?
-mdependent.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
The Cost of Ignorance.

Absence of knowledge of the fact
that physical and mental weakness,
indigestion, impure blood, and sick
headache can be averted by DIR.
Harter's Iron Tonic, costs millions of
money annually for uncertain and
unreliable decoctions.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
Mothers Friend.

We have both used "Mother's
Friend" and find it to be one of the
best medicines in the world, and
would not be without it in confine-
ment for any consideration.
Mrs. SARAH F. VINCENT,
MRS. MARY A. LUCK,
Rock Run, Ala.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for. Cuts
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all kinds 0,
and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
Price 25 cents a box. For
sale by J. B. Ritchey. (39yl
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-19

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft, or Calloused Jumps and Blem-
lshes from horses, Blood SPAWN, Curbs,
Spllnts, Sweeney, Stiles, Sprains, Sore and
swollen Throat, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by
use OF one bottle. Every bottle warranted
by J.B. Ritchey, Druggist, McMinnville
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05
Minneapolis.

There were 229 arrests by the police
during February.
It has been decided by the committee
on fire department to erect three new
engine houses.
Clerk Dunn, of the municipal court,
shows by his monthly statement re-
ceipts as follows: From criminal bust
ness, $604.5O; from civil business, $4l2.-
05.
Chief Stetson reports eighteen fire
alarms during February, and places the
loss on buildings at 81, 239, and on con-
tents, 5000; insurance on buildings,
$65,O50, and on contents, 1871. 800.
The real estate transfers for the
month of February show gratifying in.
crease in that department. of trade.
The number of transfers was 1857, as
against 1888 the previous year and $40 in
February, 1885. The total considera-
tions for transfers of the past month
were 81, 28O,332 as against 81, 8O6 1868 fol-
February, 1886, and 81, sos, O59 for Feb
1856.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05
Delinquents. Attention !!

We have sent notices to those of our
subscribers whose terms of subscription
have expired, and to those to whom we
have been sending the paper through
courtesy; for the purpose of having
them send us the money due if they
wish the paper continued. We wish to
keep every name we have on our sub
scription list, and to get as many more
as possible, but we wish PAY for the
paper. Those to whom this refers will
do us great favor by forwarding the
amount due AT ONCE.
1t is very unjust to us, and shows a
great lack of honest interest in the work
in which we are mutually interested, to
continue to receive the paper and not
pay for it. PLEASE PAY UP RIGHT
NOW.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05
Recorder of Deeds.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 28.-James
NJ. Trotter, who was to-day nominated
by the President to succeed Mr.. Mat
thews, of Albany, whose nomination for
recorder of deeds at Washington was
twice rejected by the Senate, is color
ed man of Boston. Mr.. Trotter, who is
4S years cid, was born in Ohio, but has
resided in Massachusetts for the past 25
years. He enlisted as private in the
55th Massachusetts Colored Regiment,
and came out of the service at the close
of the war lieutenant, having been
promoted for bravery on The field.
Eighteen years he filed the position Of
assistant superintendent of the register
ed letter department in the Boston
postofice, from which position he was
retired in 1884 on account Of supporting
Mr.. Cleveland for the presidency. He
was strongly recommended by the citi-
zens and press of Hyde Park, Mass,
where he resides, for the position Of
postmaster of that place. Mr.. Trotter
is generally regarded by those who
know him as man of high character
and marked ability He is the author
Of volume entitled, Music and Musi-
cal People Of the Colored Race.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05
A $1,000 BIBLICAL REWARD.

The publishers of Rutledge's Monthly
offer twelve valuable rewards in their.
Monthly for February, among which is
the following:
We will give $4,000 to the person tell
ing us which is the middle verse in the
New Testament Scriptures, (not the re-
vised edition), by March 10th, 1887.
Should two or more correct answers be
received, the reward will be divided.
The money will be forwarded to the
winner March 10Th, 1887 Persons try
ing for the reward must send 20 cents
in silver or postal notes, (no postage
stamps taken) with their answer, for
which they will receive the monthly for
April in which the name and address
Of the winner of the reward and the
correct answer will be published, and in
which several more valuable rewards
will be offered. Address, Rutledge Pub
fishing Company, Easton, Penna.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05
HITLER AND THITHER.
A Record of the Travels of the
Birds of Passage in all
Parts of the Union.
Winter Wanderings.

Miss Mary Gray, of Paris, ILL.,. svisit
ing Cincinnati.
Miss Lulu Trip, of Forsyth, is visit
ing Macon, Ga.
DR.. j. T. Whitson, of Cincinnati, il
visiting Chicago.
Miss Ida Bruce, Of Louisiana, Mo-, il
visiting Mason, Ill.
Mrs. Alice Dugged Carey, Of Atlanta
is visiting Athens, Ga.
Miss Callie Alexander, Of Detroit
Mich, isvisiting Chicago.
Miss Mary E. Lyon. of Natchez, Miss
is visiting New Orleans, La.
Mr.. R. R. Church, Of Memphis, Tenn.
is visiting New Orleans, La.
Miss Cora G. Calhoun, of Atlanta, Ga.
is visiting Birmingham, Ala.
Miss Lizzie B. simms, of Little Rock
Ark, is visiting Bastrop, La.
Miss Willietta johnson, of Boston
Mass, is visiting Richmond, Va.
Miss Katie S. Morris, of Cleveland
Ohio, is visiting Kansas City, Mo.
Miss Rosa Phillips, of fredericksburg,
Md, is visiting South Chester, Pa.
Miss Julia Johnson, Of Lawrence,
Kan, is visiting Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Silvia Robinson, of Santa Fe,
N. NJ, is visiting Wyandotto, Kan.
Miss Minerva Turnbull, of Baton
Rouge, is visiting New Orleans, La.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Deplessis, Of
Cincinnati, are visiting Louisville, KY.
Mrs. David Motion and daughter,
Miss Linnie, of Cincinnati are visiting
st. Louis, Mo.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05

The President is still obstinate and
has nominated another colored man
out side of the District of Columbia for
Recorder Of Deeds. Mr.. James M.
Trotter is in every way qualified to fill
the position and as he was a good Re-
publican for eighteen years he cannot
be very much of a Democrat. We will
not kick if he is confirmed, nor will we
kick if he isn't. We do not care to
have any special places made and re-
served for colered men, but in view of
the fact that it seems to be the general
feeling that colored man should hold
that office, we hope one will get tive
have SO few holding respectable, paying
positions. Yet, we would rather see
some man from the District appointed,
we would then have the Senate place
its self on record as to whether or not
the color of the appointees is the main
objection to confirmation. Some of us
are suspicious enough to believe color is
the greatest objection in the minds of a
majority ofthe senators. Well see!
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05
Editing with the Scissors.

The above remark is frequently made
in connection with newspapers, and is
too frequently meant as slur. On the
contrary, under proper circumstances,
it should be regarded as compliment
of high character. The same paper
may be ably edited with the pen and
miserably edited with the scissors. A
mistaken idea prevails that tue work of
the latter is mere child's play, sort of
hit-or-miss venture, requiring hardly
any brains and still less judgment; that
the promiscuous and voluminous clipp-
ings are sent in patches to the foreman,
and with that the editors duty ends and
that of the foreman begins.
Instead of this, the work requires
much care and attention, with keen
comprehension of the fact that each
days paper has its own needs. The ex-
change editor lisa pains-taking, conscien-
tious, methodical man, always on the
alert, quick in appreciation. retentive in
memory, shrewd in discernment. He
reads closely, culls carefully. omits and
amends, discards and digests, never
ignoring the fact that variety is great
essential. There are sentences to re-
cast, words to soften, redundancies to
prune, errors to correct, headings to be
made, credits to be given, seasons to be
| considered, afnities to be preserved,
constituencies to be respected. He
knows whether the matter is fresh or
stale, whether it is appropriate, and
whether he has used it before; he re-
members that he is catering for many
tastes; he makes raids in every direction;
he lays the whole newspaper field un-
der contribution; he persistently tboils
down" which with him is not process
of rewriting, but a happy faculty of ex-
punging without destroying sense or
continuity.
His genius is exhibited in the depart
ment, the items of which are similar
and cohesiye-in the suggestive heads
and sub-heads, in the sparkle that is
/ visible, in the sense Of qualification
which the reader derives. No paper
can be exclusively original; it would
die of ponderosity. Life is too short
and hence an embargo must be laid up.
on the genius of its rivals. A bright.
clipped article is infinitely better than q
stupid contributed article. The most
successful paper is the paper that is in.
diligently and consistently edited in al
its departments, whether by pen Of
scissors.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05
That's What the Matter.

The United States are making more
fuss about the cod fish than they ever
have made over the numbering of color
ed men, women and children on their
own soil, by their own white Southern
citizens. Uncle Sam, are not the human
lives of your own citizens worth more to
you than English or American fish. It
seems that 5000 colored citizens, and
over that number, have been killed in
various ways in the sight of your So
called law, and not one Of your white
citizens punished for it. Uncle Sam
should straighten up things at home be-
fore he launches into war with other
countries. Our own house is divided
against itself and will be as long as the
law allows the continuation of the muir
dering of our colored. citizens-C. w.
Hines in New York Freeman.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05

The action of the city council in pass
ing an ordinance through which it was
hoped, by the liquor men, to escape pay
ing the $1,000 license next July; has
been promptly nipped in the bud by
the passing and signing by the governor,
of the act to enforce the high license
law. 1t is "a burning shame, that the
beautiful city of St. Paul, is virtually in
the control of set of men, who are in
league with the liquor men SO closely,
that they lend them all the aid in their
power toward furthering the schemes Of
these emissaries of the devil in their
work of entailing crime and misery up
on our citizens by the liquor traffic
Whatever else the legislature may OF
may not have done, the good citizens
all over the state, have cause to fee
grateful to its members, who SO heroi.
cally grappled with the headed
monster, Intemperance, and though
they did not destroy him, at least hin
dered his progress so materially.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05
Helena, M. Z.

Rev. 81. 81. Lucas preached ERE last
Sabbath to quite congregation.
b. g. Coles string band furnished the
music for the social hop last Tuesday
night.
There has been very few trains
through here on account of the SNOW
blockade.
Those on the sick list are: Miss Emma
Crump, Mrs. Brown, Mr.. VIM. Bradley
and Miss Alpha Scott.
John Allen, while going to his work,
picked up roll containing $1,000, no
owner has been found as yet.
A. 3. Smith furnished the supper for
the grand ball given by the Knights OF
Labor, which was the finest supper given
this winter
The snow is very deep and the loss of
cattle is very great, they are dying from
three to five hundred a night and the
snow is SO deep that it is impossible to
get them assistance.
We are holding Sabbath school and
church in the court house, which. took
fire, or some one set it on fire last Fri
day night. The fire was extinguished
before it had gained much Roadway.
The Central Beer Hall and Lodging
Rooms took fire last Saturday night by
a defective fue, and had gained quite a
start before discovered. One man
sufocated in the smoke, and two were
burned quite severely.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05

republicanism in the hearts of the young
men throughout the State, and each
member is pledged to support the
nominees of the party from President
down to county officers. Several mug
wumpish propositions were offered by
weakened Republicans, but were
promptly voted down. The club is to be
stalWart, and so much the better, for,
but for the milk-and-waterish Republi-
cans throughout the country Cleveland
would not now be warming the Presi-
dental chair. The Young Mems Repub-
licanClub Of this city was prime factor
in the recent victory in this State, and
now that State Club is formed greater
and better work will surely be done.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-05

citizens. They have their own houses
of worship and social circles yes those
three factors, numbers, wealth and in
telligence have opened all the avenues
of trade, politics, civil and social equality
to them, and in making up the teachers
of our public schools all these nation
alities are represented.
In this town we have an Irishman and
q Jew as editors of two of our daiies;.
also an Italian is representing America
in the State Legislature. Tho wealth,
united effort, and intelligence OF these
different peoples togsther with their
own brains placed them at the hsad of
American institutions, as much Ameri-
can as any native, lola, in American
Baptist.